Colleges Like Vanderbilt University

If Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN is on your list, these 20 colleges are similar in ranking, selectivity, cost, and campus feel — a great way to find strong alternatives and schools you might not have considered, like Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and Northwestern University.

Vanderbilt University — Nashville, TN · #37 · 5.9% acceptance · $67,498 · SAT 1,549

20 similar colleges

1. Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD · #43 · 6.4% acceptance · $65,230 · SAT 1,553
2. Duke University — Durham, NC · #23 · 5.7% acceptance · $68,758 · SAT 1,548
3. Northwestern University — Evanston, IL · #33 · 7.7% acceptance · $68,322 · SAT 1,533
4. Brown University — Providence, RI · #29 · 5.4% acceptance · $71,412 · SAT 1,546
5. University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · #36 · 9.8% acceptance · $72,097 · SAT 1,495
6. Northeastern University — Boston, MA · #40 · 5.2% acceptance · $66,162 · SAT 1,497
7. Williams College — Williamstown, MA · #38 · 8.3% acceptance · $68,560 · SAT 1,533
8. Dartmouth College — Hanover, NH · #25 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,268 · SAT 1,534
9. Rice University — Houston, TX · #35 · 8% acceptance · $64,144 · SAT 1,553
10. University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA · #8 · 5.4% acceptance · $68,686 · SAT 1,553
11. Bowdoin College — Brunswick, ME · #52 · 7.1% acceptance · $67,832 · SAT 1,520
12. Yale University — New Haven, CT · #17 · 3.9% acceptance · $67,250 · SAT 1,534
13. Pomona College — Claremont, CA · #74 · 7.1% acceptance · $65,420 · SAT 1,534
14. Washington and Lee University — Lexington, VA · #30 · 14% acceptance · $68,045 · SAT 1,498
15. Amherst College — Amherst, MA · #72 · 9% acceptance · $70,480 · SAT 1,533
16. University of California-Berkeley — Berkeley, CA · #34 · 11% acceptance · $50,547
17. Washington University in St Louis — St. Louis, MO · #47 · 12.1% acceptance · $65,790 · SAT 1,530
18. Boston College — Chestnut Hill, MA · #22 · 16.4% acceptance · $70,702 · SAT 1,507
19. Barnard College — New York, NY · #63 · 8.8% acceptance · $69,888 · SAT 1,520
20. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, MI · #55 · 15.6% acceptance · $60,946 · SAT 1,465

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